Tom Colella:  

Life Well Gang--We are all pushing over half a century plus--sounds old doesn't it? BECAUSE IT IS! As some of you know, I moved to California in late 1968-- wanted to bring my band out to start at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood--Plus get-in on the low-cost college California had to offer! Oh well, Uncle Sam had a different idea---yes, most of the group was drafted because of a little thing call Vietnam--remember that?! That's a whole other story--After some time and the college thing, I ended up as an Electronics Engineer. During College, I met my future wife and soul-mate, Jan---in probably the worst class experience I had in college--"commanded" by an ex-World War II nurse (this was a health class) that had worked in the VD hospitals-treating Ex-G.I.'s--this was a wild class! Jan & I have been married now 42+ YEARS! We have two great sons, a Lab Retriever, and of course a 2lb. rat of a dog. My wife taught school--all grades, for 28 years--My oldest Mark, attended Chapman University, Orange, California, under an opera scholarship ( you know us Italians) Graduated in 2004 with a BA in Graphic Design and a 3.86GPA!. My youngest, Clif, finished the 9th grade and a straight-A student---gets it from his mom! He is quitting high school after this year and h...Expand for more